SDI II Intel® Arria 10 FPGA IP Design Example User Guide

ID 683209
Date 12/09/2022
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2.5. Interface Signals

The tables list the signals for the SDI II IP core design examples.
Table 13.  Top-Level Signals
Signal Direction Width Description
On-board Oscillator Signals
clk_fpga_b2_p

Input

1

100 MHz clock for reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces.

pcie_ob_refclk_p

Input

1

100 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock.

refclk_dp_p

Input

1

270 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock.

refclk_sdi_p

Input

1

148.5 or 148.35 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock.

refclk_sma_p Input

1

302 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock. Programmable to 148.3516 MHz from the Clock Control GUI.

refclk_fmca_p Input   625 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock. Programmable to 297.0/296.7 MHz from the Clock Control GUI.
refclk_fmcb_p Input

1

625 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock. Programmable to 296.7033 MHz from the Clock Control GUI.

User Push Buttons and LEDs
user_pb0

Input

1

Push button to power down LMK03328 after switching the jumper settings.

cpu_resetn

Input

1

Global reset.

user_led_g

Output

8

Green LED display.

user_led_r

Output

8

Red LED display.

On-board Si516, SDI Cable Driver and Equalizer Related Pins
sdi_rx_p

Input

1

On-board SDI RX serial data.

sdi_tx_p

Output

1

On-board SDI TX serial data.

sdi_clk148_up

Output

1

Voltage control for Si516.

sdi_clk148_down

Output

1

Voltage control for Si516.

sdi_mf0_bypass

Output

1

On-board SDI RX Equalizer Bypass.

sdi_mf1_auto_sleep

Output

1

On-board SDI RX Equalizer Auto Sleep.

sdi_mf1_mute

Output

1

On-board SDI RX Equalizer Mute.

sdi_tx_sd_hdn

Output

1

On-board SDI TX cable driver slew rate control.

Nextera SDI FMC Daughter Card Pins on FMC Port B
fmcb_gbtclk_m2c_p0

Input

1

297 or 296.7 MHz dedicated transceiver reference clock from FMC port B.

fmcb_dp_m2c_p2

Input

1

SDI RX serial data from FMC port B.

fmcb_la_tx_p1

Input

1

RX cable equalizer lock status on Nextera daughter card.

fmcb_dp_c2m_p0

Output

1

SDI TX serial data from FMC port B.

fmcb_la_tx_p12

Output

1

Initialize LMH1983 on Nextera daughter card.

fmcb_la_tx_n12

Output

1

F sync signal LMH1983 on Nextera daughter card.

fmcb_la_tx_p14

Output

1

V sync signal LMH1983 on Nextera daughter card.

fmcb_la_tx_n14 Output 1

H sync signal LMH1983 on Nextera daughter card.

fmcb_la_tx_p15 Output 1

Power-down signal LMH1983 on Nextera daughter card.

Table 14.  RX/TX/DU Top Signals
Signal Direction Width Description
Clocks
rx_cdr_refclk

Input

1

RX transceiver reference clock. This clock must be a free-running clock.

rx_core_refclk

Input

1

SDI RX core clock. This clock must be a free-running clock.

tx_pll_refclk

Input

1

TX PLL reference clock. This clock must be a free-running clock.

tx_pll_refclk_alt

Input

1

Secondary TX PLL reference clock. This clock must be a free-running clock.

rx_rcfg_mgmt_clk

Input

1

RX reconfiguration management clock, Avalon-MM interface clock, and PHY reset control input clock. This clock must be a free-running clock.

tx_rcfg_mgmt_clk

Input

1

TX reconfiguration management clock, and Avalon-MM interface clock, and PHY reset control input clock. This clock must be a free-running clock.

rx_vid_clkout

Output

1

RX transceiver recovered parallel clock for video data.

tx_vid_clkout

Output

1

TX transceiver recovered parallel clock for video data.

Reset
tx_resetn

Input

1

TX core and PHY reset signal.

rx_resetn

Input

1

RX core and PHY reset signal.

tx_rcfg_mgmt_resetn

Input

1

TX reconfiguration reset signal.

rx_rcfg_mgmt_resetn

Input

1

RX reconfiguration reset signal.

sdi_rx_rst_proto_out

Output

1

Reset signal generated to reset the receiver downstream protocol logic. This generated reset signal is synchronous to rx_vid_clkout clock domain.

Video Signal Interfaces (Interface with Video Image and Processing (VIP) Components)
rx_vid_data

Output

20*N

Receiver parallel video data out.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
rx_vid_datavalid

Output

1

Data valid signal generated from SDI RX core. The timing must be synchronous to rx_vid_clkout and has the following settings:

  • SD-SDI: 1H 4L 1H 5L
  • HD/3G/6G/12G-SDI: H
rx_vid_std

Output

3

Received video standard.

  • 3'b000: SD-SDI
  • 3'b001: HD-SDI
  • 3'b011: 3G-SDI Level A 10-bit Multiplex
  • 3'b010: 3G-SDI Level B 10-bit Multiplex
  • 3'b101: 6G-SDI 10-bit Multiplex Type 1
  • 3'b100: 6G-SDI 10-bit Multiplex Type 2
  • 3'b111: 12G-SDI 10-bit Multiplex Type 1
  • 3'b110: 12G-SDI 10-bit Multiplex Type 2
rx_vid_locked

Output

1

Frame locked indicates that the IP core has spotted multiple frames with the same timing.

rx_vid_hsync

Output

N

Horizontal blanking interval timing signal. The receiver asserts this signal when the horizontal blanking interval is active.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
rx_vid_vsync

Output

N

Vertical blanking interval timing signal. The receiver asserts this signal when the vertical blanking interval is active.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
rx_vid_f

Output

N

Field bit timing signal. This signal indicates which video field is currently active. For interfaced frame, 0 means first field (F0) while 1 means second field (F1). For progressive frame, the value is always 0.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
rx_vid_trs

Output

N

On-board SDI TX cable driver slew rate control.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
tx_vid_data

Output

20*N

Receiver output signal that indicates current word is timing reference signal (TRS). This signal asserts at the first word of 3FF 000 000 TRS.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
tx_vid_datavalid

Input

1

Transmitter parallel data valid. The timing (H: High, L: Low) must be synchronous to tx_pclk clock domain and has the following settings:

  • SD-SDI = 1H 4L 1H 5L
  • HD-SDI = H (for single-rate) and 1H 1L (triple-rate/multi-rate)
  • 3G/6G/12G-SDI = H
tx_vid_std

Input

3

Indicates the desired transmit video standard.

  • 3'b000: SD-SDI
  • 3'b001: HD-SDI
  • 3'b011: 3G-SDI Level A 10-bit Multiplex
  • 3'b010: 3G-SDI Level B 10-bit Multiplex
  • 3'b101: 6G-SDI Multiplex Type 1
  • 3'b100: 6G-SDI Multiplex Type 2
  • 3'b111: 12G-SDI Multiplex Type 1
  • 3'b110: 12G-SDI Multiplex Type 2
tx_vid_trs

Input

1

Transmitter TRS input.

For use in LN, CRC, or payload ID insertion. Assert on the first word of both end of active video (EAV) TRS and start of active video (SAV) TRS.

Other SDI Video Protocol Interfaces
sdi_tx_enable_crc

Input

1

Enable CRC insertion for all SDI video standards, except SD-SDI.

sdi_tx_enable_ln

Input

1

Enable LN insertion for all SDI video standards, except SD-SDI.

sdi_tx_ln

Input

11*N

LN insertion in the data stream when sdi_tx_enable_ln = 1.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_tx_ln_b

Input

11*N

LN insertion in the data stream when sdi_tx_enable_ln = 1.

Only for 3G level B and, 6G/12G 10-bit Multiplex Type 2.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_tx_vpid_overwrite

Input

1

Enable this signal to overwrite the existing payload ID embedded in the data stream.

sdi_tx_line_f0

Input

11*N

Indicates the line number to be inserted with the payload ID.

sdi_tx_line_f1

Input

11*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte1

Input

8*N

Payload ID byte to be inserted in the payload ID field.

sdi_tx_vpid_byte2

Input

8*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte3

Input

8*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte4

Input

8*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte1_b

Input

8*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte2_b

Input

8*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte3_b

Input

8*N

sdi_tx_vpid_byte4_b

Input

8*N

sdi_rx_coreclk_is_ntsc_paln

Input

1

To indicate whether rx_coreclk is 148.5 MHz or 148.35 MHz:
  • 0: 148.5 MHz
  • 1: 148.35 MHz
sdi_tx_datavalid

Output

1

Data valid signal generated from SDI TX core. The timing (H: High, L: Low) is synchronous to tx_vid_clkout and has the following settings:

  • SD-SDI = 1H 4L 1H 5L
  • HD-SDI = H (for single-rate) and 1H 1L (triple-rate/multi-rate)
  • 3G/6G/12G-SDI = H
sdi_rx_align_locked

Output

1

Alignment locked indicating the IP core has spotted a TRS and word alignment performed.

sdi_rx_trs_locked

Output

N

TRS locked indicating the IP core has spotted six consecutive TRS with same timing.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_rx_clkout_is_ntsc_paln

Output

1

Indicates that the receiver is receiving video rate at integer or fractional frame rate:

  • 0: Integer frame rate
  • 1: Fractional frame rate
sdi_rx_format

Output

4*N

Received video transport format. Refer to the SDI II IP User Guide for the encoding value.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_rx_ap

Output

N

Active picture interval timing signal. This signal asserts when the active picture interval is active.
sdi_rx_eav

Output

N

Receiver output signal that indicates current TRS is EAV. This signal is asserted at the fourth word of TRS, which is the XYZ word.
sdi_rx_ln

Output

11*N

Received line number from protocol.

sdi_rx_ln_b

Output

11*N

sdi_rx_crc_error_c

Output

N

CRC error status signal from protocol.

sdi_rx_crc_error_y

Output

N

sdi_rx_crc_error_c_b

Output

N

sdi_rx_crc_error_y_b

Output

N

sdi_rx_line_f0

Output

11*N

Payload ID status from protocol.

sdi_rx_line_f1

Output

11*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte1

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte2

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte3

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte4

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_checksum_error

Output

N

sdi_rx_vpid_valid

Output

N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte1_b

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte2_b

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte3_b

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_byte4_b

Output

8*N

sdi_rx_vpid_checksum_error_b

Output

N

sdi_rx_vpid_valid_b

Output

N

Transceiver Interfaces
tx_pll_refclk_sel

Input

1

Indicate which of pll_locked signals to be monitored for TX PHY reset controller's reset sequencing.

Always set to 1'b0 if you are not doing any TX clock dynamic switching.

tx_rcfg_cal_busy

Input

1

Transceiver calibration status to TX PHY reset controller.

rx_rcfg_cal_busy

Input

1

Transceiver calibration status to RX PHY reset controller and Rx reconfiguration management module.

gxb_rx_serial_data

Input

1

RX transceiver serial data.

gxb_tx_serial_data

Output

1

TX transceiver serial data.

gxb_rx_ready

Output

1

RX transceiver status.

gxb_tx_ready

Output

1

TX transceiver status.

gxb_rx_cal_busy

Output

1

Calibration status signal from RX transceiver.

gxb_tx_cal_busy

Output

1

Calibration status signal from TX transceiver.

tx_pll_locked

Output

1

TX PLL lock status.

tx_pll_locked_alt

Output

1

TX PLL alt lock status.

cdr_reconfig_busy

Output

1

RX CDR reconfiguration status.

tx_reconfig_busy

Output

1

TX PLL/transceiver reconfiguration status.

Transceiver Reconfiguration Interfaces
gxb_du_rcfg_write

Input

1

Reconfiguration interface signals from transceiver arbiter to duplex mode transceiver.

gxb_du_rcfg_read

Input

1

gxb_du_rcfg_address

Input

10

gxb_du_rcfg_writedata

Input

32

gxb_du_rcfg_readdata

Output

32

gxb_du_rcfg_waitrequest

Output

1

gxb_rx_rcfg_write

Input

1

Reconfiguration interface signals from transceiver arbiter to RX transceiver.

gxb_rx_rcfg_read

Input

1

gxb_rx_rcfg_address

Input

10

gxb_rx_rcfg_writedata

Input

32

gxb_rx_rcfg_readdata

Output

32

gxb_rx_rcfg_waitrequest

Output

1

gxb_tx_rcfg_write

Input

1

Reconfiguration interface signals from transceiver arbiter to TX transceiver.

gxb_tx_rcfg_read

Input

1

gxb_tx_rcfg_address

Input

10

gxb_tx_rcfg_writedata

Input

32

gxb_tx_rcfg_readdata

Output

32

gxb_tx_rcfg_waitrequest

Output

1

rx_rcfg_readdata

Input

32

Reconfiguration interface signals from RX reconfiguration management module to transceiver arbiter.

rx_rcfg_waitrequest

Input

1

rx_rcfg_write

Output

1

rx_rcfg_read

Output

1

rx_rcfg_address

Output

10

rx_rcfg_writedata

Output

32

tx_rcfg_readdata

Input

32

Reconfiguration interface signals from TX reconfiguration management module to transceiver arbiter

tx_rcfg_waitrequest

Input

1

tx_rcfg_write

Output

1

tx_rcfg_read

Output

1

tx_rcfg_address

Output

10

tx_rcfg_writedata

Output

32

tx_fpll_rcfg_write

Input

1

Reconfiguration interface signals to fPLL Avalon-MM interface.

tx_fpll_rcfg_read

Input

1

tx_fpll_rcfg_writedata

Input

32

tx_fpll_rcfg_address

Input

10

tx_fpll_rcfg_readdata

Output

32

tx_fpll_rcfg_waitrequest

Output

1

Table 15.  Loopback Top Signals
Signal Direction Width Description
Clocks
sdi_tx_clkout

Input

1

TX transceiver recovered parallel clock for video data.

sdi_rx_clkout

Input

1

RX transceiver recovered parallel clock for video data.

sdi_reclk_sysclk

Input

1

Input clock for reclock module (without external VCXO solution). This clock should be the same as fPLL reconfig_clk.

Resets
sdi_rx_rst_proto

Input

1

Reset signal from SDI RX core to indicate that the protocol is currently held in reset.

sdi_reclk_rst

Input

1

Reset signal to reclock module (without external VCXO solution).

SDI Related Signals
sdi_rx_dataout

Input

20*N

Receiver recovered parallel video data.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_rx_dataout_valid

Input

1

Data valid signal generated from SDI RX core.

sdi_rx_std

Input

3

Received video standard from SDI RX core.

sdi_rx_trs

Input

N

Receiver output signal from SDI II IP core that indicates current word is TRS.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_rx_trs_locked

Input

N
TRS locked status signal from SDI RX core.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_rx_frame_locked

Input

1

Frame locked status signal from SDI RX core.

sdi_tx_dataout_valid

Input

1

Data valid signal generated from SDI TX core.

sdi_rx_h

Input

1

Horizontal blanking interval timing signal extracted from SDI RX core.

sdi_rx_format

Input

4

Received video transport format.

sdi_rx_clkout_is_ntsc_paln

Input

1

Indication from SDI RX core that the receiver is receiving video rate at integer or fractional frame rate.

sdi_tx_datain

Output

20*N

Parallel video data input to SDI TX core.
Note: N = 4 (multi-rate design) or 1 (triple-rate design)
sdi_tx_datain_valid

Output

1

Data valid for the transmitter parallel data to SDI TX core.

sdi_tx_trs

Output

1

Transmitter TRS input to indicate that the current word is a TRS to SDI TX core.

sdi_tx_std

Output

3

Indicates the desired transmit video standard to SDI TX core.

Voltage Control Signals for On-board Si516
vcoclk_up

Output

1

Voltage up signal to Si516 to increase the voltage.

vcoclk_down

Output

1

Voltage down signal to Si516 to decrease the voltage.

fPLL Reconfiguration Signals
pll_locked

Input

1

PLL lock status signal.

pll_reconfig_readdata

Input

32

Reconfiguration interface signals to fPLL Avalon-MM interface.

pll_reconfig_waitrequest

Input

1

pll_reconfig_write

Output

1

pll_reconfig_read

Output

1

pll_reconfig_writedata

Output

32
pll_reconfig_address

Output

10

Table 16.  Transceiver Arbiter Signals
Signal Direction Width Description
On-board Oscillator Signals
clk

Input

1

Reconfiguration clock. This clock should be sharing the same clock as reconfiguration management blocks.

reset

Input

1

Reset signal. This reset should be sharing the same reset as reconfiguration management blocks.

rx_rcfg_en

Input

1

RX reconfiguration enable signal.

tx_rcfg_en

Input

1

TX reconfiguration enable signal.

rx_rcfg_ch

Input

2

Indicates which channel to be reconfigured on RX. Always assign to 2'b00 for SDI case.

tx_rcfg_ch

Input

2

Indicates which channel to be reconfigured on TX. Always assign to 2'b00 for SDI case.

rx_reconfig_mgmt_write

Input

1

Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces from RX reconfiguration management.

rx_reconfig_mgmt_read

Input

1

rx_reconfig_mgmt_address

Input

10

rx_reconfig_mgmt_writedata

Input

32

rx_reconfig_mgmt_readdata

Output

32

rx_reconfig_mgmt_waitrequest

Output

1

tx_reconfig_mgmt_write

Input

1

Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces from TX reconfiguration management.

tx_reconfig_mgmt_read

Input

1

tx_reconfig_mgmt_address

Input

10

tx_reconfig_mgmt_writedata

Input

32

tx_reconfig_mgmt_readdata

Output

32

tx_reconfig_mgmt_waitrequest

Output

1

reconfig_write

Output

1

Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces to transceiver.

reconfig_read

Output

1

reconfig_address

Output

10

reconfig_writedata

Output

32

rx_reconfig_readdata

Input

32

rx_reconfig_waitrequest

Input

1

tx_reconfig_readdata Input

1

tx_reconfig_waitrequest

Input

1

rx_cal_busy

Input

1

Calibration status signal from RX transceiver.

tx_cal_busy

Input

1

Calibration status signal from TX transceiver.

rx_reconfig_cal_busy

Output

1

Calibration status signal to RX transceiver PHY reset control.

tx_reconfig_cal_busy

Output

1

Calibration status signal from TX transceiver PHY reset control.

Video Pattern Generator Signals
clk

Input

1

Clock signal. This clock must be connected to the tx_vid_clkout input signal on TX/Du top.

rst

Input

1

Reset signal. This reset signal should be synchronized with the tx_vid_clkout clock signal from the TX/Du top.

bar_100_75n

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate 100% color-bar pattern. Disable to generate 75% color-bar pattern.

enable

Input

1

This signal acts as a data valid signal to this module. This signal should be connected to the sdi_tx_datavalid signal from the TX/Du top.
patho

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate pathological pattern.

blank

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate blank signal.

no_color

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate bar with no color.

sgmt_frame

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate payload ID for segmented frame video format when generating 1080i50 or 1080i60 video.

tx_std

Input

3

Indicates the desired transmit video standard. This input signal must match tx_vid_std on the TX/Du top.

tx_format

Input

4

Indicates the desired transmit video format.

dl_mapping

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate data streams with dual-link mapping.

Note: Applicable only for HD dual link or 3G Level B dual link video standard.
ntsc_paln

Input

1

Enable this signal to generate payload ID for fractional frame rate video format. Disable to generate integer frame rate video format.

dout

Output

20*S

Data output signal to be connected to the tx_vid_data input signal on the TX/Du top.

dout_valid

Output

1

Data valid output signal to be connected to the tx_vid_datavalid input signal on the TX/Du top.

trs

Output

1

TRS output signal to be connected to the tx_vid_trs input signal on the TX/Du top.

ln

Output

11*S

Line number output signal to be connected to the sdi_tx_ln input signal on the TX/Du top.

dout_b

Output

20*S

Data output signal for link B (HD dual link).

dout_valid_b

Output

1

Data valid output signal for link B (HD dual link).

trs_b

Output

1

TRS output signal for link B (HD dual link).

ln_b

Output

11*S

Line number output signal to be connected to the sdi_tx_ln_b input signal on the TX/Du top.

vpid_byte1

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte1 input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte2

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte2 input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte3

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte3 input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte4

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte4 input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte1_b

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte1_b input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte2_b

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte2_b input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte3_b

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte3_b input signal on TX/Du top.

vpid_byte4_b

Input

8*N

The payload ID output signal to be connected to sdi_tx_vpid_byte4_b input signal on TX/Du top.

line_f0

Output

11*N

The line number output signal to be inserted with the payload ID. This signal must connect to sdi_tx_line_f0 input signal on TX/Du top.

line_f1

Output

11*N

The line number output signal to be inserted with the payload ID. This signal must connect to sdi_tx_line_f1 input signal on TX/Du top.

Pattern Generator Control Module Signals
avmm_clk_in_clk

Input

1

Clock signal to Avalon-MM interface.

tx_clkout_in_clk

Input

1

Clock signal to Parallel I/O (PIO) IP. This clock must share the same clock as video pattern generator.

avmm_clk_reset_n

Input

1

Reset signal to Avalon-MM interface.

pattgen_rst_reset_in0

Input

1

Input reset signals to a reset synchronizer which synchronizes the reset to the tx_clkout_in_clk clock domain.

pattgen_rst_reset_in1

Input

1
pattgen_rst_reset_out

Input

1

Output reset from the reset synchronizer. This reset synchronizes to the tx_clkout_in_clk clock domain and connects to the video pattern generator’s input reset.

pattgen_ctrl_pio_out_port

Output

12

Output control signal from PIO to control the video pattern generator.